You can use the shortcodes to insert content inside posts and pages.
| Shortcode | Description |
|---|---|
| [pvs_products] | Catalog listing |
| [pvs_sidebar_menu] | Left/Right sidebar search menu |
| [pvs_top_menu] | Top search menu |
| [pvs_paging] | Pagination |
| [pvs_product] | Digital file's or Print's page |
| [pvs_categories] | Categories |
| [pvs_collections] | Collections |
| [pvs_lightboxes] | Lightboxes |
| [pvs_credits] | Buy credits page |
| [pvs_subscription] | Buy subscription page |
[pvs_products] shortcode allows you to display digital files and prints by id, date, category. It supports pagination and search menu.
The default catalogue's page's URL is www.yourdomain.com/?search=
The following attributes are available to use with the [pvs_products] shortcode. The examples are below.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | Integer | The number of products to display. 12 by default. |
| view | 'grid' 'fixed_width' 'fixed_height' |
- Catalogue's grid view. - Masonry style - All previews have the same height |
| orderby | 'date' 'id' 'popularity' 'downloads' 'title' 'rating' |
Sorting by publication date Sorting by id Sorting by numbers of views Sorting by numbers of downloads/sales Sorting by title Storting by rating |
| order | 'DESC' 'ASC' |
The product ordering is descending The product ordering is ascending |
| query | String | Search query |
| type | 'photo' 'video' 'audio' 'vector' |
Media file's type |
| content | 'free' 'featured' |
Show only free files Show only featured files |
| author | String | User login |
| id | Integer | Media file ID |
| category_id | Integer | Show files from category |
| lightbox_id | Integer | Show files from lightbox |
| collection_id | Integer | Show files from collection |
| print_id | Integer | Show prints. |
| royalty_free | 1 | Show only Royalty-free files. |
| rights_managed | 1 | Show only Rights-managed files. |
| exclusive | 1 | Show only Exclusive files. |
| editorial | 1 | Show only Editorial files. |
| color | 'XXXXXX' | RGB color. Example: FFFFFF |
| orientation | 0 1 |
Landscape Portrait |
| stock | 'shutterstock' 'fotolia' 'istockphoto' 'depositphotos' 'bigstockphoto' '123rf' 'pixabay' |
Stock API type. |
You should add the shortcode in the post: [pvs_products]. You will see 12 photos. The view can be different: grid, masonry style (fixed width), fixed height (example below):

1) You have to go to WP admin panel -> Pages -> Add new and create a page with the code below. We use Bootstrap grid with two columns:
For example, the page's permalink is /catalogue/.
2) Set the permalink /catalogue/ in WP admin panel -> PVS Settings -> Site settings -> Catalog -> Catalog URL for the correct pagination and search listing. By default the setting is empty.
| Shortcode | Description |
|---|---|
| [pvs_sidebar_menu url="/catalogue/"] | Left sidebar search menu. 'url' - attribute. |
| [pvs_top_menu url="/catalogue/"] | Top search menu. 'url' - attribute. |
| [pvs_products] | Catalog listing |
| [pvs_paging url="/catalogue/"] | Pagination. 'url' - attribute. |

[pvs_product] shortcode displays a full single product page by ID
The following attributes are available to use with the [pvs_product] shortcode. The examples are below.
| Attribute | Required | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | Integer | File ID or Stock file ID |
| type | No | 'file' 'print' 'stock' |
- Digital media file, by deafult. - File on the stock sites (Shutterstock, Fotolia, Istockphoto, Depositphotos, Bigstockphoto, 123RF) |
| print_id | Required only for type='print' | Integer | Print ID |
| stock_type | Required only for type='stock' | 'shutterstock' 'fotolia' 'istockphoto' 'depositphotos' 'bigstockphoto' '123rf' |
Stock API type. * Pixabay doesn't permit to search by ID more. |
| stock_content | Required only for type='stock' | 'photo' 'video' 'audio' |
All stocks Only for Shutterstock, Fotolia, Istockphoto Only for Shutterstock |
[pvs_product id="5"] — Show photo with id=5;
[pvs_product id="5" type="print" print_id="34"] — Show photo print with id=5 and print_id=34;
[pvs_product id="68105462854" type="stock" stock_type="shutterstock" stock_content="photo"] — Show Shutterstock photo with id=68105462854;
[pvs_categories] shortcode displays Photo Video Store categories.
The default Categories page's URL is www.yourdomain.com/categories/
The following attributes are available to use with the [pvs_categories] shortcode.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | Integer | The number of categories to display. All, by default. |
| view | 'grid' 'fixed_width' |
- Catalogue's grid view. - Masonry style |
| orderby | 'date' 'title' 'priority' |
Sorting by publication date desc Sorting by title asc Sorting by priority asc |
| id | Integer | Show subcategories of category with ID = id |
| query | String | Search categories where title, description or keywords have 'query' string. |
| tree | 1 0 |
Show categories tree, by deafult Show categories list |
You have to use the shortcode: [pvs_categories orderby="date" view="grid" tree="0" limit="6"]:

[pvs_collection] shortcode shows media collections.
The default Collection page's URL is www.yourdomain.com/media-collections/
The following attributes you can use with the [pvs_collections] shortcode.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | Integer | The number of collections to display. All, by default. |
| view | 'grid' 'fixed_width' |
- Collection's grid view. - Masonry style |
| query | String | Search collections. |
You can use the shortcode: [pvs_collections view="grid" limit="2"]:

[pvs_lightboxes] shortcode shows lightboxes (favorite lists).
The default Lightboxes page's URL is www.yourdomain.com/lightboxes/
The shortcode displays ONLY public lightboxes: WP admin -> PVS catalog -> Lightboxes -> enable 'Show in catalog' checkbox.
The following attributes you can use with the [pvs_lightboxes] shortcode.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | Integer | The number of collections to display. All, by default. |
| view | 'grid' 'fixed_width' |
- Collection's grid view. - Masonry style |
| query | String | Search lightboxes. |
The shortcode code is: [pvs_lightboxes view="grid" limit="3"]:

[pvs_credits] shortcode shows Credits buy now form.
The default Credits page's URL is www.yourdomain.com/credits-list/

[pvs_subscription] shortcode shows Subscription buy now form.
The default Subscription page's URL is www.yourdomain.com/subscription-list/
